Taiyi Dao Fruit

A day went by quickly, and before he knew it, night had fallen again.

Jiang Li precisely grasped the time within his room using Magic Calculation, and as the third period of the night arrived, he climbed out of the window and made his way to the Astrology Platform behind the Xuanji Palace, taking the route he knew well.

The familiar wooden window was half-open as usual, and the familiar soundproofing was in effect. It seemed that his master had indeed received the message he had conveyed.

Jiang Li arrived outside the window and, through the wooden window, paid homage, "Greetings to Master."

"It's always the master's place to give special instruction to the disciple," came the melodious voice from the other side of the wooden window, tinged with subtle humor, "but this is the first time I've seen a disciple asking the master for special instruction."

She did not refer to herself as "this master" nor as "this palace," so it seemed her mood was not bad.

Though they had only been together for a few days, Jiang Li had already noticed some habits of Elder Tianxuan.

In front of others, she liked to refer to herself as "this palace," both to assert her status and to maintain distance. When it was necessary to uphold the master's dignity or demonstrate authority, Elder Tianxuan typically referred to herself as "this master."

However, when she was in a good mood, she would dispense with so many formalities and would refer to herself simply as "I."

The ancients said, accompanying a monarch is like accompanying a tiger, and although Jiang Li was not accompanying a monarch, he still brought the same meticulous care to study his master. Not to say that he had become a worm in his master's belly, but he understood the basics quite well.

Still, Jiang Li played the pity card.

"Disciple has no other choice," Jiang Li sighed, "with trouble brewing, I need to improve my strength as soon as possible. The issues of the Jiang's branch family also need my attention, and soon I'll have to leave the Sect for a while, temporarily departing from Master's side. That's why I must seize every moment to seek Master's guidance, hoping to enhance my strength to avoid an untimely death in a foreign land."

The more he spoke, the more pitiful he sounded, almost to the point of crying.

"If you wish to be blasted back by me, continue with your pitiful act," Elder Tianxuan said lightly.

Jiang Li immediately straightened his back, a serious expression on his face, "Please instruct your disciple, Master."

That settled it.

From within the room, there seemed to be an almost inaudible click of the tongue, so faint that even Jiang Li could barely catch it.

But it was not important.

Master was akin to an immortal hermit, ethereal and detached from this world; how could she display such impoliteness? It must be a misconception.

Jiang Li showed no sign of having heard the sound and conducted himself as if nothing happened, while Elder Tianxuan inside the room began today's special instruction.

"Talismans have no separate families, you've learned Brother Yaoguang's 'Heavenly Pig Divine Spell,' which after thorough refining can be transformed. Once you have turned this magic into a talismanic seed, I won't teach you about the Thunder Talisman. Today, we will talk about the linkage and stacking of talismans."

"The twenty-four talismanic seeds of the Yinglong Transformation can be interlinked. For instance, the Six Ding and Six Jia Protection Talisman and the Five Warriors Talisman can be combined to create a new and complete whole. When identical talismans are linked, their effectiveness can skyrocket. For example, if both Heavenly Eye Talismans are linked, your eye power can be enhanced by at least half."

"As of now, you can only link two talismans at the same time. If one day you can simultaneously deploy all twenty-four talismans and merge them into one whole, then your Yinglong Transformation will truly be considered complete."

...

Elder Tianxuan's teachings were profound yet simple. She clarified the essentials of various magics clearly, and Jiang Li benefited immensely.

Before he knew it, dawn was nearing.

This time, Jiang Li did not wait for Elder Tianxuan to stop; he decisively broke free from the temptation of knowledge and bowed, "The disciple takes his leave."

He didn't give Elder Tianxuan another chance to test his Daoist heart.

...

Then, once more during the third period of night, Jiang Li came again.

"Do you think, I don't need sleep?" the voice through the window contained a note of resentment.

With Elder Tianxuan's Realm, she could have given up eating and sleeping just like the immortals; but whether she needed to and whether she wanted to were two different things. If Elder Tianxuan didn't need to sleep, why would she even need a bedroom? She could simply find a Retreat Room and meditate through the night.

"Thinking of the impending departure from Master's side, the disciple can hardly bear it and can only make the most of his time in a display of respectful filial piety," Jiang Li spoke with profound filial respect.

"You're suddenly so filial," Elder Tianxuan laughed despite herself.

Both disciples are more troublesome than the next, one has the master constantly worrying all day and even blames the master for it, while the other now seems even more impenetrable, with a skin as thick as the scales of the Yinglong Dragon, truly indestructible by blade or impervious to water.

"I have already explained the essential points of the Yinglong Transformation, what more do you wish to inquire about?"

Elder Tianxuan managed to maintain her ethereal image, refraining from saying anything that might tarnish it.

"Disciple would like to learn about the Six Divination," Jiang Li replied promptly.

"Your foundation in the Echange Skill is extremely solid, and your calculation power is probably surpassing Qing Yue's by now; it is indeed time to teach you further,"

After pondering for a while, Elder Tianxuan said, "Fine, I'll give you another private lesson. Listen well, four camps complete Echange, the Eight Trigrams form its body; the Three Talents transform, the Six Divination embodies righteousness..."

Jiang Li once again benefited greatly.

...

Then, the following night, he came again.

"The news of Jiang Zhuyun's death must have already reached all branches of the Jiang family, and now is the perfect opportunity for you to gather them. If you delay, you may miss out on a great chance," Elder Tianxuan said, somewhat weary.

She had waited all day for Jiang Li to come and ask for leave, but Jiang Li had not shown up until the third period of the night.

Does this ungrateful disciple just love these special sessions that much?

"Disciple's learning is not yet proficient, I still need to reflect on it a bit more. There is no rush with the clan matter, no rush," Jiang Li said with an awkward smile.

Outside the Sect is just too dangerous, who knows what sort of characters you might run into.

Jiang Li admitted to himself that within the Eighth Rank, he was unbeatable, within the Seventh Rank, he roamed supreme; but if he encountered a Sixth Rank, he would struggle to cope. Facing a Fifth Rank, he could only hope for an intact corpse.

Too dangerous, far too dangerous, he urgently needed some life-saving hairs.

Elder Tianxuan was no fool, and upon hearing Jiang Li's words, she finally understood his desire.

"If you wanted a means to protect your life, you should have said so earlier."

On the other side of the wooden window, the beauty sighed, "To prevent True Disciples from meeting calamities when venturing outside, we elders would all bestow moves on a disciple before their departure in case of emergencies. Even if their master is not skilled in such practices, they would ask others to leave moves for help. This is a measure implemented by all major forces in the Divine Country."

In this world, there are no general rules for the green to face the green, the old to face the old, seniors are not prohibited from striking juniors.

If you encounter an enemy faction's prodigy, it's almost always a case of hitting them if you can, and if you can't kill them, at least cripple them.

Those talents who venture the world without relying on their Sect or family's power, nine out of ten die at the hands of the older generation. There's no such thing as a fair fight within the same Realm.

Especially for those demon, ghost, and monster, they don't care about any kind of Jianghu morality.

As for the consequences of killing someone, when you've already become enemies, naturally, you'd do whatever it takes to reduce the opponent's strength and potential, rather than being overly cautious. It's better to give your younger generation more trump cards to avoid them being killed as well. Not everyone is concerned about the consequences.

The role of the Devil God Sect, isn't it to be demonstrated in these times?

As long as no one finds out, the culprit must be the Devil God Sect.

Moreover, aside from enemies, there are also reckless madmen who respect no rules. If you don't give them a trump card, what will you do if they get killed?

The Jianghu is not only about relationships and social conventions, but also about fighting and killing.

"But Jiang Zhuyun..." Jiang Li was dumbfounded.

He certainly didn't find any trump cards on Jiang Zhuyun.

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have had such a misunderstanding.

"Silly disciple, Jiang Zhuyun's means of saving his life were used up long before he joined," Elder Tianxuan said.

Creating a few more accidents would always consume Jiang Zhuyun's means of saving his life. Coincidentally, Elder Tianxuan was quite adept in this regard.

As long as Jiang Zhuyun didn't die, that would suffice.